Get Your Students Hired
I learned that by providing rubrics to students at the beginning of the assignment will provide them with a guide of what the expectations are. In my line of work, having real world experience is important, and by using tools to evaluate what experience students have aids me to better prepare and expec from my students.
The rubric is needed not only as a guide for grading but provides the student with the guidelines needed for growth
Value-added Assessment should be used to provide a more accurate student assessment. The students will receive more focus, fair comparison, accountability and diagnostic approach to grading and assessment. This is more of a student-centered learning Approac.
Rubrics allow students to know exactly what is expected of them on a project or assignment by letting them know what will be graded and how. This not only aids the instructor in insuring students are graded fairly and equally, it helps the students stay focused on what ithe instructor is looking for.
This was a rich module for me. I learned about three types of assessments: value-added, alternative, and authentic assessment. These also were new terminologies for me. It was interesting reading about the criteria in using each one of them and the difference between them.
I have seen rubric before but I did not use it with my students as I teach mathematics. However, I am planning to use rubrics for the project assignment.
Value-added assessment tools are vital for both the student and professor - by providing tools like rubrics for students, the student can better understand the goals of assignment (as well as the course overall), and learning focuses can help the professor restructure the class so future students can benefit from.
I have leanred that a Value-added assessment, has several benefits and offers other methods of keeping track of student scores:
Focus, Fair comparison , Accountability ,Diagnostic.
I learned the a rubric is more than a grading tool, but more importantly is a way for the student to stay on track and even assess themselves.